Jessica Corley concentrates her practice on securities and complex commercial litigation, including securities class actions, derivative suits and M&A litigation. She also counsels companies and their directors and officers on disclosure issues, fiduciary duties in the deal context, and director and officer insurance coverage. She has experience representing directors and officers of bankrupt entities in adversary proceedings and has written or spoken on a variety of commercial litigation topics, particularly in the areas of securities and M&A litigation.
Jessica was named a 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012 “Georgia Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, an award given to lawyers nominated by their peers.
- Counsel to both target and acquiring companies and their boards of directors in merger litigation throughout the United States.
- Counsel to the owner and operator of psychiatric hospitals, and its directors and officers, in a securities class action, derivative lawsuits and merger litigation.
- Counsel to directors and officers of a failed bank holding company and a failed car dealership business in adversary proceedings asserting breach of fiduciary duty and other claims.
- Counsel to an international power company and its directors and officers in securities, derivative and other commercial litigation.
- Counsel to a large marketer, seller and distributor of well-recognized, branded consumer products and its directors and officers in securities and derivative litigation.
- Counsel to a leading online advertising network company and its directors and officers in securities and derivative litigation.
Representative Cases
- Lubin v. Skow, 382 Fed. Appx. 866 (11th Cir. Jun. 14, 2010).
- APA Excelsior v. Premiere Technologies, 476 F.3d 1261 (11th Cir. 2007).
- Garfield v. NDC Health Corp.¸466 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2006).
- Next Century Communications Corp. v. Ellis, 318 F.3d 1023 (11th Cir. 2003).
- In re Mirant Corp. Sec. Litig., Civil Action No. 1:02-CV-1467-RWS, 2009 WL 48188 (N.D. Ga. Jan. 7, 2009).
- Heard v. Perkins, 441 B.R. 701 (N.D. Ala. 2010).
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February 4, 2009
In The Press
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21 September 2007
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February 13, 2009
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"District Court Dismisses Former Mirant Executives from Securities Class Action," Bloomberg Law Reports: Director & Officer Liability, Vol. 2, No. 2, February 2009, and Bloomberg Law Reports: Corporate Law, Vol. 3, No. 5, February 2, 2009.
February 2009
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“Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Private Securities Litigation,” Alston & Bird LLP Securities Litigation: Forms and Analysis, West Publishing Co., 2006.
2006
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“Legal Obligations for Directors and Officers – Strategies for Avoiding Liability in the Current Environment,” Directors Monthly, April 2003.
April 2003
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Fall 2002
Past Events
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March 31, 2011
Seminar
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October 23, 2009
Seminar
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March 29, 2007
Seminar
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September 15, 2006
Seminar